Greetings from Nauf Kak |
I spent my evening drinking Schlitz and Mint Juleps, playing Hasil Adkins songs, listening to Buck Owens and Tom Waits, drawing pictures of hell-bent Enola Gay girls riding atomic bombs to eternal dam...
Posted by Angus on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:12:00 PST |
The Earl's Progress |
Well, my dear friends and fellow citizens of Portland, it has been my pleasure to be at your service without interruption for twenty-seven years, but at last the time has come for me to leave you for ...
Posted by Angus on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:25:00 PST |
Whan that Aprill with his shoures sote/The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote... |
...For May wol have no slogardye a-night.The sesoun priketh every gentil herte,and maketh him out of his sleep to sterte, And seith, "Arys, and do thyn observaunce."
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury T...
Posted by Angus on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:16:00 PST |
Infernal Travails! |
A bit from Dante Alighieri's Inferno (Canto XXIV 45-60) that I came across this evening. It is for the inspiration of all who find themselves beset constantly by the evils of work at the expense ...
Posted by Angus on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:11:00 PST |
Gay Paree |
Yes, dear friends, it is true: your humble servant and impoverished nobleman has finally decided that it is time to make his continental tour. I have recently made arrangements that will allow me to f...
Posted by Angus on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:34:00 PST |
Pompei II |
Somewhat interesting in light of my last blog: apparently Jean Baudrillard and I were thinking along the same lines.
"Pompei. Everything is metaphysical in this city, including its dreamy ge...
Posted by Angus on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:41:00 PST |
Pompei |
Times of great change end in disaster as often as not. I always think about a new thing in these terms: either the outcome will be good, or it will be bad. Thus one always has a 50/50 chance. This way...
Posted by Angus on Sat, 31 Dec 2005 02:45:00 PST |
Freddie Chops |
I wish! Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)French-Polish pianist, Chopindedicated his career to the piano. He had manyromances, but the most famous and long-lastingwas with female French writer, George San...
Posted by Angus on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:12:00 PST |
Word of the day: Tragedy |
tragedy c.1374, "play or other serious literary work with an unhappy ending," from O.Fr. tragedie (14c.), from L. tragedia "a tragedy," from Gk. tragodia "a dramatic poem or play in formal language a...
Posted by Angus on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:23:00 PST |
More Negroni news |
In the course of my research I came across this article, which is a fine introduction for all potential Negronitos and Negronitas: http://www.coastnews.com/sf/negroni/negroni.htm. Now we just have to ...
Posted by Angus on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:05:00 PST |
